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We start with President Donald Trump’s assessment of the US-Israeli war with Iran, as casualties rise. The Senate voted on another bill aimed at checking Trump’s war powers. We’ll tell you the new actions House lawmakers are taking as part of the Jeffrey Epstein probe and allegat ...  Show more

The Pentagon says Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal is shrinking, as US strikes push further into the country. Iran and Hezbollah launched coordinated attacks on Israel, and NATO’s air defense systems were deployed. Four of six US service members killed in the war with Iran have b ...  Show more

First: President Trump tells his government to cancel all contracts with Harvard, his latest move in a full-frontal assault on America's most prestigious university. Plus: Canada invites the British king to open parliament, sending a clear message about Canadian sovereignty after ...  Show more

First: Trade war. Trump slaps sweeping new tariffs on American adversaries and friends. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on what it means for you. Plus: The political blowback and another dizzying week. Trump unveils a strict hiring freeze and FBI purge and a botched fund ...  Show more

Ahead of his return to the White House, president-elect Donald Trump has quickly assembled a new team of loyalists including Elon Musk, a Fox News host and a vaccine skeptic. While his cabinet nominees will still need approval from Congress, the controversial list is already rais ...  Show more

The New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt for the latest installment of “How Bad Is It?,” a monthly series on the health of American democracy. Their guest is David D. Kirkpatrick, whose <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/08/18/the-n ...